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Hidesada Natsui1, Takeshi Shibahara, Yu Yonezawa
1Material & Process Development Center, Corporate R&D Group, Technology HQ, TDK Corporation, Narita, Japan. natsui@jp.tdk.com
Abstract:
The valences of manganese and vanadium oxides in multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), sintered under a reducing atmosphere, were investigated using electron paramagnetic resonance; insulation resistance degradation was analyzed using impedance spectroscopy in highly accelerated lifetime tests to clarify the influences of manganese and vanadium on both the electrical properties and microstructure of MLCCs. The Mn(2+) was stable in the reducing-atmospheresintered MLCCs and formed a grain boundary. Vanadium mitigated insulation resistance degradation and increased the reliability of the MLCCs. Although V4+ was detected in MLCCs that had 0.20 mol% and 0.30 mol% of added vanadium, the electrical properties were dependent upon other ions, e.g., V(3+) or V(5+). All vanadium ions except for V(4+) decreased the insulation resistance of ceramic/electrode interface. This is because vanadium reduces electric field concentration at the ceramic/ electrode interface and delays the onset of oxygen vacancy migration in the early stages of a highly accelerated lifetime test.
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